High Point News
Week of: March 28th, 2016
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Incredible Kid Day!
Northside Hospital has prepared handwritten letters for
every High Point student to tell them how awesome they are!! The letters will
be delivered Tuesday morning and will have the students first names on them.
Please let the kids read them at some point during the day. If you do not
receive a letter for a student, contact the front office with the student’s
name, and we will bring them an extra!
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VOTE for Teacher Representative on SGC!
Don't forget to vote for the Teacher Representative on SGC!!! Voting ends TOMORROW!!!!
It only takes a second to vote for ONE representative so please make sure to vote! The link was sent out by Fulton County last week!!
It only takes a second to vote for ONE representative so please make sure to vote! The link was sent out by Fulton County last week!!
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International Night - Huge Success!!!
A HUGE thank you to the Cultural Arts Committee (Negrin, Stahura, Hess, Roberts, Todd, Laird, Landford, Mendoza, and O'Daniels ) for pulling off such an amazing event!!!!
We had a huge turn out and learned so much about the different cultures in our building. Thank you to all the staff who came as well and supported our families!!
We can't wait to make this a yearly tradition!!
International Night - Huge Success!!!
A HUGE thank you to the Cultural Arts Committee (Negrin, Stahura, Hess, Roberts, Todd, Laird, Landford, Mendoza, and O'Daniels ) for pulling off such an amazing event!!!!
We had a huge turn out and learned so much about the different cultures in our building. Thank you to all the staff who came as well and supported our families!!
We can't wait to make this a yearly tradition!!
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12 Ways to Support ESOL Students in Class
There is a wonderful article about how to support our ESOL students in the mainstream classroom. Please see your ESOL cooperating teacher if you would like to read the article in its entirety. However, the 12 ways are listed below:
1. Make it visual
2. Build in more group work
3. Communicate with the ESOL teacher
4. Honor the "silent period"
5. Allow some scaffolding with the native language
6. Look out for culturally unique vocabulary
7. Use sentence frames to give students practice with academic language
8. Pre-teach whenever possible.
9. Learn about the cultural background of your students......
10. But don't make a child speak for his entire culture
11. Show them how to take themselves less seriously.....
12. But always take them seriously.
“It breaks my heart when I hear
teachers say (ELL kids) don’t know anything,” says Eddington. “These are
brilliant kids and they know a lot. They just can’t tell us in English yet.”
Make a conscious effort to see past the accent and the mispronunciations and
treat every interaction — every student — with the respect they
deserve.
“They’re doing twice
the job of everybody else in the class,” Kim adds, “even though the result
looks like half as much.”
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Application to Teach this Summer
Please click on the link below to sign up to teach one of our 3 summer programs this year. All programs will be held at High point.
There is information listed at the top of the application giving the dates, times, and pay for each program. Priority will be given to teachers available for all 4 weeks.
Please direct questions about the programs to the following people:
Camp PAWS- Rachel Salmons
FLP- Tashika Truesdale
Summer School- Jacinta Alexander
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PBIS
As we prepare for testing, students begin to get anxious. Here is a great article with ways to approach children. Check it out!
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Market Day!! - You’re Invited!
Who: Third
graders
What: Second
Annual Market Day – each student created a product to sell between $1-$5
When: Tuesday,
March 29: Community members invited to visit any time 12:30-2!
3rd
from 12:00-12:25
K
and 1st from12:30-12:55
2nd
and 4th from 1:00-1:25
5th
from 1:30-1:55
Where: High Point
Gym
Why: IB: Unit 5:
“How We Organize Ourselves: Our Economy”
Thank you for your support!
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Spring Break
Please make sure that all food is disposed and all technology is locked and secured prior to leaving for spring break. Please close all blinds and lock your doors. We want to make sure everything is secure during the break!
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Please make sure that all food is disposed and all technology is locked and secured prior to leaving for spring break. Please close all blinds and lock your doors. We want to make sure everything is secure during the break!
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******VISUALS OF BEST PRACTICE******
In Ms.
Owens’ 3rd grade, students are raising their depth of knowledge
questioning. The students were given question stems and using them to ask
better questions in all subjects but also they are getting the opportunity to
practice during their reading workshop. Students are practicing with their
double page spread and when working on their reading workshop menu. They are
being challenged to post their questions by the specific sentence stems for DOK
2 or 3.
*******WRITERS' GALLERY**********
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Churchwell's class this week.
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Woods' class the following week.
The pledge and writers' gallery will be hosted by Ms. Woods' class the following week.
******CALENDAR OF EVENTS*******
Monday, March 28th
Kindergarten Field Trip
9:30 - Prospective Parent Tour
Kindergarten Field Trip
9:30 - Prospective Parent Tour
Tuesday, March 29th
8:00 - FLP Meeting
12:00 - Market Day for 3rd Grade
2:50 - Faculty Meeting
2:50 - PBIS Meeting - Conference Room
12:00 - Market Day for 3rd Grade
2:50 - Faculty Meeting
Wednesday, March 30th
NO PLCs this week!!!2:50 - PBIS Meeting - Conference Room
Thursday, March 31st
Imagine Learning Training for ESOL Teachers
2nd Grade Field Trip
1:30 - ETT for 3rd Grade
2:50 - PLCs
2nd Grade Field Trip
1:30 - ETT for 3rd Grade
2:50 - PLCs
Friday, April 1st
STEAM DAY!!!!!
Student of the Week Certificate
STEAM DAY!!!!!
Student of the Week Certificate
******BIRTHDAYS! ****************
We don't have any birthdays to celebrate this week.
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